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Decay prompts tree removal works

14 Apr 2020

Two mature poplar trees that border the Avon River near Margaret Mahy Playground are going to be removed due to signs of decay.


Parks programme grows volunteers

18 Sep 2019

Community volunteers have helped plant at least 29,000 shrubs and trees in Christchurch parks and reserves in the past year - work that has a value of up to $1.5 million.


Work on disused landfills underway

14 Sep 2021

Remediation of a former landfill site in Bexley is underway and plans to remediate another four at Le Bons Bay, Onuku, Barrys Bay and the Burwood Resource Recovery Park are being developed.


Quake rubble sows seeds for new recreation area

20 Feb 2020

The site that was used to sort through the material from buildings that were damaged or demolished after the earthquakes is going to be turned into a recreation area.


Boulders protecting breeding penguins

25 May 2020

Additional boulders have been placed near the Coastal Pathway at Shag Rock recently to help protect white-flippered penguins during their nesting season.


Akaroa wastewater appeal to be withdrawn

10 May 2019

Christchurch City Council has decided to drop its 2015 appeal to the Environment Court seeking resource consents for discharging treated wastewater into Akaroa Harbour.


Parks team goes green with e-power tools

7 Jan 2019

The roar of a chainsaw and drone of a leaf blower could soon be a thing of the past as Christchurch City Council Park Rangers make the switch to battery electric power tools.


Plan protects future of Lower Heathcote River

7 Jul 2022

A guidance plan outlining the future focus of work to improve the Ōpāwaho Lower Heathcote River was today endorsed by the Christchurch City Council.


Plan to protect Christchurch monarchs

1 Mar 2019

A proposal to protect monarch butterflies from marauding rats will be considered by a Christchurch City Council committee.


Have your say on Christchurch’s Draft Tree Policy

14 Sep 2020

People with views on how publicly-owned trees in Christchurch should be managed are being encouraged to give feedback on Christchurch City Council’s Draft Tree Policy.